Improved mode of hitching- horses



JOHN L. KREIDER, OF DRUMORE TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA.

Letters Patent No. 91,854, dated June 29, 1869.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom 'it 'ma/y concern -Be it known that I, J cnn L. KREIDER, of Dru-V ter A,) and ordinary hames e, with proj ections h and upper endsi attened, to enter a shear at each end ot' a sti' pad, d, on the top of the collar, to which p ad the hames are .pinned or hinged.

On top and in the centre of said pad, a pin is placed vertically, on which plays a vibrating bar, j, each end ofwhich is connected to the upper end of one of the two vibrating arms b; said vibrating arms being hinged, bolted, or pinned on the projections It attached to the haines, and their lower ends provided with a hok, f, through or in which a clip or ring, attached to the fore end of the shafts, is held.

By drawing back the ring k, with -its cords g attached to the ends of hook j, said hooks are raised, as shown by thedotted lines, iig. 2, in which position the horse, in stepping forward, is unhitched.

By attaching one end of la cord to the ring 7c, and the other end in the vehicle, the horse may be disengaged from the vehicle by simply drawing'said cord; besides, having the draught at the front end of the shafts, gives steadiness to' the running of the wagon, and ease to the horse.

Figures 3 and 4 represent a lock-hook, with the front side removed, to show the lever m, the catch n, and spring o, the operation of which is as follows:

The clip on the shaft is placed in the slot p, figs. 2 and 3, andthe hook f turned down, when the catch at the lever m enters the pin u, which is held by the spling o, and theclip or ring at the shaft is enclosed in the ring p', shownin figs. 2 and 4, formed by the vibrating arms b, figs. 1 and 2, or the elbowed levers b, gs. 3 and 4, and thelock-hook f, gs. 1, 2, 3, and 4.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1.` The stili` pad d, attached to the haines, with its central pin, in combination with the vibrating barj, or

their equivalents, and the projections h in combination with the vibrating arms b and connections and hooks f, or their eqnivalents,as set forth and described.

2. A 1ock-hook, f, with its lever m, catch In, spring o, and cords g, attached-to the vibrating arms b or elbowed levers l, substantially as described.

Witnesses: JOHN L. KREIDER. J. F. ANDREWS, J. M. PnoPLns. 

